The cultural dilemmas of uneven and combined development (UCD)
‘The biggest agony of the Turkish spirit’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12240467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Faruk Yalvaç (0000-0002-7788-8672, Atilim University, corresponding author), Öznur Akcalı (0000-0001-8939-711X, Middle East Technical University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-382 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Review of International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-7571 • E-ISSN: 1474-449X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09557571.2023.2170871 |
| OpenAlex | W4318311913 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Recent studies of international historical sociology have focused more on the interaction between the political and economic aspects of the world system compared to its cultural dimensions. In this article we want to address this lacuna with particular reference to the theory of Uneven and Combined Development (UCD here after). UCD is an attempt to develop a non-Eurocentric, non-linear, and historical understanding of international relations. It aims to provide a non-Eurocentric historiography and historical sociology that goes beyond binary oppositions of East and West, tradition and modernity, and emphasizes non-Western agency in shaping historical developments. The cultural implications of UCD has recently been revived in world literature and cultural studies. We seek to contribute to this research by illustrating how UCD can help us understand the cultural implications of societal interaction through the use of Turkish literature, notably Peyami Safa’s work. We want to focus on the theme of the interaction between the West and the East in his work within the context of the theory of UCD as an example of how it manifests itself in the cultural field. Accordingly, the article is structured as follows. The first section discusses the key features of UCD as they relate to our topic, and the second section goes on to examine processes of Westernisation as they have occurred in Turkey and attempts to demonstrate how UCD is reflected in the literature of the period. The third section aims to show how the concept of UCD can help us better understand the implications of societal interaction in Peyami Safa’s work by addressing the various issues that are raised in Justin Rosenberg’s approach to analysing world literature. The final section concludes with general observations concerning the potential utility of UCD-based methodologies in constituting the foundation of non-Western IR theories
Agency (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Historiography · Modernity · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Theme (computing · Turkish · Westernization · History · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · World Systems and Global Transformations
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Results and prospects
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |